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ledge

[ lej ]

noun

  1. a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
  2. a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope.
  3. a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the sea or other body of water.
  4. Mining.
    1. a layer or mass of rock underground.
    2. a lode or vein.
  5. Carpentry. a member similar to but larger than a cleat.
  6. Shipbuilding. a minor transverse deck beam running between regular deck beams to form part of a coaming.


verb (used with object)

ledged, ledging.
  1. to assemble (a door or the like) with ledges.

ledge

/ ±ôÉ›»åÏô /

noun

  1. a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc
  2. a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein
  3. a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea
  4. a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô±ð»å²µ²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ð»å²µ±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ð»å²µ±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ledge1

1300–50; Middle English legge, perhaps derivative of leggen to lay 1; compare Middle High German legge layer, edge, Old English lecg part of a weapon
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ledge1

C14 legge, perhaps from leggen to lay 1
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The barefoot man was brought down in a cherry picker as Big Ben struck midnight, after more than 16 hours on a ledge several metres up the tower.

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Video shared on social media shows a barefoot man stood on a ledge several metres up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.

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Now, Ferguson sat on a short ledge outside while paramedics struggled — and failed — to save her life.

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When she sits anywhere — on a couch or the ledge of a wooden stand for her dresses — she crosses her long legs with practiced perfection.

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The women took cover on a ledge as it started snowing, sharing the only sleeping bag they had.

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